Life Itself
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Life Itself is a living experiment in wise living and regenerative society, bringing inner transformation together with collective cultural renewal through conscious co-living hubs, residencies, research, and community activities.
Key facts
- Country: France
- Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Founded: 2018
- Governance model: Life Itself’s governance includes an evolving membership and board structure with a nucleus and board guiding alignment to mission, voting, and contribution recognition. Formal governance is in development and emphasises qualitative contribution and shared alignment.
- Economy model: Economic life spans immersive residencies, courses, collaborations, and program fees as well as deeper work across research and movement projects, integrating shared experimentation with financial participation.
- Ownership model: hybrid between organisational entity and community participation model
- Legal structure: currently described as company limited by shares and non-profit company limited by guarantee
- Membership status: InviteOnly
- Status: active
- Website: https://lifeitself.org/
About
Life Itself is a living experiment in wise living and regenerative society, bringing inner transformation together with collective cultural renewal through conscious co-living hubs, residencies, research, and community activities.
Full description
Life Itself is committed to creating conditions for a Second Renaissance in a time of systemic crisis by cultivating personal, cultural, and societal transformation through intentional co-living spaces, immersive residencies, research inquiry, collaborative movements, and learning journeys. Its hubs in the Dordogne region around Bergerac operate as experimental living environments where theory meets practice. Community life engages residents and visitors in shared rhythms, contemplative practices, collaborative projects, and deeper relational work oriented toward collective meaning and regeneration.